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C. I. KEPHART. LATHE ATTAB'HMENT FOR BORING AND GRINDING CYLINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.20, 1920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

45 parted to the attachment as a whole by the which the work is done, so as to make a true UNITED STATES I CALVIN I. KEIHART, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

LATHE ATTACHMENT FOR BORING AND GRINDING CYLINDERS. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

7 Application filed January 20, 1920. Serial No. 352,876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN I. KEPHART, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, county of Multnomah, State of Oregon, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Lathe Attachments for Boring, and Grinding Cylinders, of which the following is, a specification.

My invention, relates to that type of lathe attachment for boring and grinding cylinders, andthe like, in which the grinding wheel simultaneously with being rotated about its own axis may be, given a bodily revolution about the axis of the spindle of the lathe,- and thus of the cylinder upon cylindricalbore. 1 The object of my invention is to provide simple and eflicient mechanism, so arranged that the devices transmitting the power for rotating the shaft carrying the grinding vices are ing a divided shaft for-the wheel Will be housed andthus protected from dust, while the power applying decarried directlyon the attachment; in this way-avoiding,the'necessity of provid grinding wheel,

'I one part of :which is extended through the head stock of the'lathe, in order that the power 'may be applied to the latter shaft part. g a v.I attain my object-by themeans illustrated' in the accompanying drawings and as hereinafter fully described. V a Figure 1' is a perspective sectional view of my improved attachment by itself; a

a Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionof my attachment, also illustrating. the man- 1 ner'of mounting the same on the spindleof 4o line 3-3 of Fig.

the lathejand v Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the looking in the direction indicated bythe arrow. r My improvement is applied to alatheattachment'whose operation embraces two motions," namely the slow speed-rotation imthe. attachment in the manner embodied in my improvement to -theabrasive wheel mounted at -the outer endof the projector My invention comprises a face-plate a-to which is bolted,by screws 6, a flangedsleeve c is firmly mounted onthe spindled on the flanged sleeve 0, ,a belt 3 with a source of of the lathe head-stock, the latter not being shown. Thus the surface 6 will be rotated 1n a plane normal to the surface of said lathe spindle d.

An offset-plate f is mounted on a shaft. 9

which is journaled in the face-plate a eccen trically to the axis of the lathe spindle. The offset-plate f is provided with a face it parallel wlth, and bearing on the face 6 of the face-plate a.

The offset-plate f is secured in any deand the outer end of the shaft m carries the abrasive or grinding wheel 42. v A sprocket piniono' is rigidly mounted on the inner, end of the spindle m'within a recess 79 provided 'in the inner face of the offset plate 7. Within said recess 9' is further another sprocket pinion. 7 mounted" onthe shaft 9, and the sprockets 0 and r are connected by a sprocket-chain 9, also running in said recess. 1 I

On the flanged sleeve 0 is mounted a bush rigidly 5 mg 8, and on the latteris mounted a pulley 5 2?, having an integral, or otherwise rigidly supported sprocket-gear u. The pulley t is held in place by a collar v rigidly mounted and is connected by power. 'f v The: pulley t is preferably made with flanges serving to hold the belt against shiftinglaterally; v

The shaft 9 extends beyond the outerface of the face-plate a, and on such extending end is rigidlymounted a sprocket pinion :11, connected by a. sprocket-chain w with'the sprocket gear a of-the pulley t.

= The shaft 9 is held against lateral movement by collars'as 4.

fThus the power is transmitted, to the spindle m carrying the grinding wheel,' by the belt 3 to the pulley t, thence by the sprocket gear a, sprocket chain w and sprocket pinion w to the shaft 9, and from the latter by means of the sprocket pinions 1" and'o, connected by the sprocket chain 2); and thev spindle m carrying the grinding wheel may be rotated at any desired speed.

And the offset plate f'may be adjusted as de sired with respect to the offset to be given the axis of the spindle m from the axis of the spindle of the lathe.

I claim:

1. In a lathe attachment the combination of, a face-plate provided with a lateral projection adapted for mounting the face-plate on the spindle of the lathe, a shaft journaled in said face-plate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an offsetplate carried by said shaft and having a sliding hearing on said faceplate, the bearing face of the offset plate being provided with arecess, means for adjustably holding the offsetplate in place on the face-plate, a hollow arm projecting from said offset-plate, a spindle journaled in said arm, means operatively connecting the last mentioned spindle with said shaft, such means being housed in said recess, and means carried by said face plate for rotating said shaft independently simultaneously with the rotation of the face-plate by the lathe spindle.

2. In a lathe attachment the combination of, a face-plate provided with a lateral projection'adapted forrmounting the face-plate on thespindle of the lathe, a shaft journaled in said face-plate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an offset-plate carried by said shaft and having a sliding bearing on said face-plate, the bearing face of the offset-plate being provided with a recess, means for adjustably holding the offset-plate in place on the face-plate, a hollow arm projecting from said offset-plate, a spindle journaled in said arm, the last men tioned spindle projecting into said recess,

sprocket pinions mounted on such projecting spindle-end and 'on said shaft, respectively, in said recess, a sprocket-chain connecting said sprocket pinions, and means carried'by said face-plate for rotating said shaft independently simultaneously with the rotation of the face-plate by the lathe spindle.

3. lln a lathe attachment the combination of,ia faceplate provided with a lateral projection adapted for mounting the face-plate on the spindle of the lathe, a shaft journaled in said faceplate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an ofisetplate carried by said shaft and having a sliding bearing on'said face-plate, the bearing face of the offset-plate being provided with a recess, means for adjustably holding the offset-plate in place on the face-plate, a hollow arm projecting from said offsetplate, a spindle journaled in said arm, means operatively connecting the last mentioned spindle with said shaft, such means being housed in said recess, a pulley ring mounted on said lateral projection of the face-plate, a sprocket rigid with said pulley ring, a second sprocket-pinion rigid on said shaft, the latter projecting exteriorly of said face-plate, and a sprocket-chain connecting the latter sprocket-pinion with said sprocket-gear.

4:. In a lathe attachment the combination of, a face-plate provided with a lateral projection adapted for mounting the face-plate on the spindle of the lathe, a shaft journaled in said face-plate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an offsetplate carried by said shaft and having a sliding bearing on said face-plate, the bearing face of theoffset-plate being provided with a recess, means for adjustably holding the offset-plate in place on the face-plate, a hollow arm projecting from said ofiset-plate, a spindle journaled in said arm, the last mentioned spindle projecting into said r cess, sprocket pinions mounted on said projecting spindle-end and on said shaft, respectively, in said recess, a sprocket-chain connecting said sprocket pinions, a pulley ring mounted on said lateral projection of the face-plate, a sprocket rigid with said pulley ring, a second sprocket-pinion rigid on said shaft, the latter projecting exteriorly of said face-plate, and a sprocket-chain connecting the latter sprocket-pinion with said sprocket-gear.

5. A lathe attachment comprising a faceplate, a flanged sleeve removably secured to one side of the face-plate and adapted to directly receive and connect with the spindle of the lathe head stock to operate the face plate, an offset-plate pivotally mounted on the face plate, means for adj nsting the offset plate relative to said faceplate 011 said pivotal mounting, a tool shaft mounted in said offset plate, means for operating said shaft including a member to be driven and supported on said flanged sleeve and driving connections between said member and said shaft.

6. A lathe attachment comprising a face plate, a flanged sleeve removably secured to one side of the face plate and adapted to directly receive and connect with the spindle of the lathe head stock to operate the face plate, a shaft journaled in said faceplate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an off-set plate carried by said shaft and having a sliding bearing on said face plate, the bearing face of the off-set plate being formed with a recess, means for adjustablyholding the off-set plate in place on the face plate, a hollow arm projecting from said off-set plate, a spindle journaled I face one side of the face plate and adapted to directly receive and connect with the spindle of the lathe head stock to operate the face plate, a'shaft journaled in said face plate to one side of the axis of rotation of said spindle, an off-set plate carried by said shaft and havin a sliding bearing on said late, the earing face of the off-set plate being formed with a recess, means for adjustably holding the offset plate in place on the face late, a hollow'arm projecting from said 0 -set plate, 'a-s'pindle journaled in said arm, means housed in said recess and operatively connecting the last mentioned spindle with said shaft, a bushing.

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